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遅
チ, おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.い
slow, late, back, later
遅れる, 後れる, おくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, usu. 遅れる
1. to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
oft. 後れる
2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)
3. to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death
4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
彼女は勉強が非常に後れている。
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遅い, おそい
occ. written as 鈍い
1. slow
occ. written as 晩い
2. late
usu. as もう〜 or もはや〜; occ. written as 晩い
3. too late
彼女は走るのが遅い。
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乗り遅れる, 乗りおくれる, 乗遅れる, のりおくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
2. to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by
終電に乗り遅れたんだよ。
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遅らせる, 後らせる, おくらせる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to delay, to postpone, to put off, to slow down, to hold up, to retard, to put back (a clock)
歯医者に行くのをどうして遅らせているのか。
遅延, ちえん
Takes suru, May take 'no', Intransitive
delay, latency, to be delayed
僕は電車が遅延したので遅刻した。
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遅々, 遅遅, ちち
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
slow, lagging, tardy
その国民の社会生活に関する限りでは、進歩は実に遅々たるものである。
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流行遅れ, りゅうこうおくれ
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
out of fashion, out of style, outmoded
彼女のスカートは完全に流行遅れです。
遅発, ちはつ
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. delayed departure, delayed start, leaving behind schedule
Antonym: 早発・3, Medicine term
2. delayed onset, late onset
3. delayed ignition, delayed detonation
凌遅, りょうち
historical term
lingchi, death by a thousand cuts, slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
棲遅, 栖遅, せいち
Takes suru, Intransitive, Obsolete term
1. living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside
2. retirement house
遅配, ちはい
Takes suru, Transitive, Intransitive
delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.)
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遅まき, 遅蒔き, 晩蒔き, おそまき
May take 'no', See 早まき
1. late sowing
See 遅まきながら
2. doing late, doing belatedly